In the final moments of the trade deadline, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets pushed for a blockbuster deal, with the former packing Simmons, Curry Jr., Drummond and two first-round picks to the Nets in exchange for Harden and Millsap in the opposing lineup. Since the deal was reached, there has been a lot of controversy. This All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Green gave an interview to the media in which he gave his opinion on the deal.
Asked what he thought of Simmons and Harden's application to leave the team, Green said: "I don't know the specifics, Ben (Simmons) has his reasons, James (Harden) has his reasons, but I don't know the details. ”
When asked if he was worried that the deal would pose a threat to the Warriors' goal of winning the championship, Green's reply was quite real, and it was sober, "Honestly, for me, through this deal, both teams are getting better." It doesn't matter to me which team gets better, I mean, by the Finals, I'm going to only face one of them at most. ”
From the rules, Green said it well, the 76ers and the Nets, as a team in the Eastern Division, cannot pose a direct threat to the Warriors, compared to the competitive pressure the Warriors face in the West, the 76ers and the Nets want to rush out of the East, it is obviously much more difficult. As of now, the Warriors have a record of 42 wins and 17 losses in the Second Place in the West, and as Green comes out of injury and Thompson improves, they will soon become the most promising team in the West to get tickets to the Finals.
The 76ers can only rank third in the East, but compared to the fifth-place Bucks in the East, they have no winning advantage, and the Nets are more miserable, with a current record of 31 wins and 28 losses only in the Eighth Place in the East, and if the regular season ends today, they will still need to pass the playoffs to get a playoff spot.
In other words, both the 76ers and the Nets are likely to end up out in the fierce competition in the East, and their threat to the Warriors is almost zero until they get a Ticket to the Finals.